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'Lin Anderson is one of Scotland’s national treasures - don’t be fooled by comparisons, her writing is unique, bringing warmth and depth to even the seediest parts of Glasgow. Lin’s Rhona MacLeod is a complex and compelling heroine who just gets better with every outing.' (Stuart MacBride, author of Cold Granite )
'[a] sexy new rival for old Rebus . . .' (The Scotsman )
'[a] sexy new rival for old Rebus . . .' (The Scotsman )
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When a young homeless girl dies in the latest of a string of arson attacks, Dr Rhona Macleod is called in. But here in Edinburgh she is off her patch - the Chief Fire Investigator is hot-tempered misogynist Severino Macrae, and he doesn't like to lose face. As the attacks escalate, will their growing chemistry distract them from the murderous arsonist who seems to be infiltrating their personal lives as well as their work?
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Second in the Rhona McLeod books starts out as bodies and buildings are being torched in both Glasgow and Edinburgh this is too much to be a coincidence and forensic scientist Rhona finds herself heading away from her normal patch in Glasgow to Edinburgh and getting embroiled in the fire investigation.
As Edinburgh builds up to Hogmanay the Police and Fire service try to find the 'Torch' before he can cause chaos to the celebrations.
This is a fast-paced, easy read that flows along with tension building as the story reaches it's gripping conclusion. Great characters, a gruesome storyline and a loveable dog called Emperor.
Although part of a series, this book could easily be read and enjoyed on it's own.
As Edinburgh builds up to Hogmanay the Police and Fire service try to find the 'Torch' before he can cause chaos to the celebrations.
This is a fast-paced, easy read that flows along with tension building as the story reaches it's gripping conclusion. Great characters, a gruesome storyline and a loveable dog called Emperor.
Although part of a series, this book could easily be read and enjoyed on it's own.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I did enjoy this book generally - it is fast moving and plausible. The characters are believable - my only problem is that the book ends without a satisfactory explanation for many of the actions in the story - It gives the impression that there is a limit to the number of words allowed - and 'golly - they are all used up already!!'
I noticed this too to a lesser extent in the first book of the series - which was very rushed at the end.
I still feel that this is a good read and would recommend this author
I noticed this too to a lesser extent in the first book of the series - which was very rushed at the end.
I still feel that this is a good read and would recommend this author
8 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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This is the second book featuring Rhona Macleod, Glasgow's answer to Kay Scarpetta. Arson attacks are taking place both in Glasgow and Edinburgh and Rhona is on the case. Because both cities are involved there is ample opportunity to hit the reader with threadbare clichés concerning these cities, and the author takes full advantage. There are many examples, but this is the worst.
`The best thing to come out of Edinburgh is the train to Glasgow, or so say the citizens of the dear green place. Of course, that can be reversed. Cities forty-six miles apart, one wholly respectable and the other totally irreverent, the dichotomy of the Scottish urban psyche.' (Page 15, Hodder edition).
Glasgow is far from totally irreverent. Check some of its many `respectable' areas, for example, on the south side. As for Edinburgh being `wholly respectable', this obvious nonsense is contradicted by the author's own narrative in several places. And the `dichotomy of the Scottish urban psyche,' whatever that may be, excludes the residents of other Scottish cities.
Ms Anderson has lived in Glasgow and Edinburgh, but she is writing a novel and has taken the easy way out. It is easier to incorporate the usual clichés than attempt to be accurate. Except when it comes to forensic science. Being accurate about that is more important, it seems, and in this area the author has done her research.
Given the nature of Rhona Macleod's work there is going to be violence and some of it involves dogs. There are two in the novel: one has its throat slit and the other it tail cut off. The latter, Emperor, belongs to a girl who is killed in chapter one and the question then is what will happen to this animal. We don't need to worry though, the Edinburgh police know what to do - contact the RSPCA (twice on page 34). This wouldn't do much good since the RSPCA do not operate in Scotland - a fact which would be known to the police, if not to the author. The charity which does is the SSPCA. But Ms Anderson has done her research.
Apart from the details mentioned, this book is competent and passes the time. There is the obligatory sexual/relationship angle and the narrative, though unlikely in places, is coherent. It will keep you turning the pages. But if you want more sophisticated writing in the forensic science area you would do better with Patricia Cornwell who, at her best (for example, The Book of the Dead), not only covers the science but also offers unusually subtle psychology and wonderful dialogue.
`The best thing to come out of Edinburgh is the train to Glasgow, or so say the citizens of the dear green place. Of course, that can be reversed. Cities forty-six miles apart, one wholly respectable and the other totally irreverent, the dichotomy of the Scottish urban psyche.' (Page 15, Hodder edition).
Glasgow is far from totally irreverent. Check some of its many `respectable' areas, for example, on the south side. As for Edinburgh being `wholly respectable', this obvious nonsense is contradicted by the author's own narrative in several places. And the `dichotomy of the Scottish urban psyche,' whatever that may be, excludes the residents of other Scottish cities.
Ms Anderson has lived in Glasgow and Edinburgh, but she is writing a novel and has taken the easy way out. It is easier to incorporate the usual clichés than attempt to be accurate. Except when it comes to forensic science. Being accurate about that is more important, it seems, and in this area the author has done her research.
Given the nature of Rhona Macleod's work there is going to be violence and some of it involves dogs. There are two in the novel: one has its throat slit and the other it tail cut off. The latter, Emperor, belongs to a girl who is killed in chapter one and the question then is what will happen to this animal. We don't need to worry though, the Edinburgh police know what to do - contact the RSPCA (twice on page 34). This wouldn't do much good since the RSPCA do not operate in Scotland - a fact which would be known to the police, if not to the author. The charity which does is the SSPCA. But Ms Anderson has done her research.
Apart from the details mentioned, this book is competent and passes the time. There is the obligatory sexual/relationship angle and the narrative, though unlikely in places, is coherent. It will keep you turning the pages. But if you want more sophisticated writing in the forensic science area you would do better with Patricia Cornwell who, at her best (for example, The Book of the Dead), not only covers the science but also offers unusually subtle psychology and wonderful dialogue.
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